
Reviews the lessons learned from the federal government's response to Hurricane Katrina, from the Army Corps of Engineers and the levees, to Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) and other agencies responding before, during and after the disaster along the Gulf Coast. Identifies and establishes a roadmap for doing better in the future. Lays the groundwork for transforming how this Nation - from every level of government to the private sector to individual citizens and communities - pursues a real and lasting vision of emergency preparedness.
Table of Contents:
FOREWORD .......... 1
CHAPTER ONE: KATRINA IN PERSPECTIVE.............. 5
CHAPTER TWO: NATIONAL PREPAREDNESS — A PRIMER............. 11
CHAPTER THREE: HURRICANE KATRINA — PRE-LANDFALL........... 21
CHAPTER FOUR: A WEEK OF CRISIS — AUGUST 29 – SEPTEMBER 5........... 33
CHAPTER FIVE: LESSONS LEARNED.......... 51
CHAPTER SIX: TRANSFORMING NATIONAL PREPAREDNESS.......... 65
CHAPTER SEVEN: EPILOGUE.................. 83
APPENDICES........................ 85
Appendix A – Recommendations ...... 87
Appendix B – What Went Right ......... 125
Appendix C – List of Acronyms ............. 145
Appendix D – Staff Page........... 149
Appendix E – Endnotes.......... 151
Members of government, FEMA, policymakers, military and national guard leaders and members, and civilian emergency response personnel would find this publication useful, as well as members of the general public interested in the governmental issues involved with its response to Hurricane Katrina.
Product Details
- Emergency Management
- Hurricane Katrina, 2005
- Disasters
- Federal Government